The force-length curves of the human rectus femoris and gastrocnemius muscles in vivo

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-51

  Winter, Samantha L ^a   Challis, John H ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Force; Human; Muscle

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPHYSICS; ORTHOPEDICS;

FORCE; FORCE-LENGTH CURVES; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; OPTIMUM LENGTH; RANGE OF MOTIONS; RECTUS FEMORIS; TENDON SLACK LENGTHS;

MUSCLE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCE LENGTH CURVE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE;

EID: 76149137473     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: 15432688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.26.1.45     Document Type: Article

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